Where did it all begin

What was the first life on the planet Earth? Is it possible that this life came from another planet? 

Diversity of Life

How would genetically such diversity of life develop on planet Earth? 

Evolution and Natural Selection

Our next topic of study covers Evolution and Natural Selection. What do you know about these topics? 

Geological Time

What do know about Geological Time. You may have studied this last year. 

Recessive Genetic Disorders

There are several recessive genetic disorders. Please research and post one of this disorders. Then I would like you to do some research about what can be done to help people with these disorders. Please put your sources with your post. 

Multiple Alleles

There are sometimes when it takes more than one allele to affect the phenotype of an organism. Today do some research to find examples of how traits expressed in a phenotype may be controlled by multiple alleles. 

Trip Day

Today we are off to see a Christmas Carol in Portland. Which is your favorite version of this classic of literature. 

Vocab Heredity and Genetics

Pick a term from our study of genetics and heredity and post the definition.  

More on mutations

Watch the video and give two facts and a question that relate to the video.

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mutations

What is a mutation? What are three ways a mutation may affect an organism? 

Expressing Genes

How can the environment determine how a genotype expresses a phenotype? Please give an example. Here is a couple videos.

Dominate and Recessive

Is it possible for the off spring of two dominate gene brown eyed parents to have blue eyes?

Support your answer with evidence. 

Mitosis and Meiosis

How many parents cells are needed for mitosis and how many parent cells for meiosis? 

Also check out this Brain Pop Genetics watch the movie and take the quiz 

Puppies and Potatoes

Are genes in a potato passed on in the same way as genes in puppies? How are they the same or different? 

Name that tool

What is the name of the tool used to predict outcomes of genetic crosses?